https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156284 A Karnataka HC note on writ maintainability and concessional sales tax interpretation states that an alternative remedy is not an absolute bar to writ jurisdiction, particularly where the matter has progressed to rule nisi and the departmental position has already crystallised. It also explains that a beneficial notification granting reduced tax on handmade washing soaps must be construed in context, so the phrase "total turnover" is referable to the turnover of the exempted goods and not to the dealer's aggregate turnover of all goods. On that reasoning, the notice under section 12-A was treated as unsustainable and the writ petition succeeded. en-us Tue, 27 Nov 1990 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 15:08:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156284 A Karnataka HC note on writ maintainability and concessional sales tax interpretation states that an alternative remedy is not an absolute bar to writ jurisdiction, particularly where the matter has progressed to rule nisi and the departmental position has already crystallised. It also explains that a beneficial notification granting reduced tax on handmade washing soaps must be construed in context, so the phrase "total turnover" is referable to the turnover of the exempted goods and not to the dealer's aggregate turnover of all goods. On that reasoning, the notice under section 12-A was treated as unsustainable and the writ petition succeeded. Case-Laws VAT and Sales Tax Tue, 27 Nov 1990 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156284